In a surprising twist, Bengie Molina has signed a one-year, $4.5
million contract to stay with the San Francisco Giants, CBS 5 has
learned.

Sources outlined terms of the deal Tuesday that keep the free-agent catcher in a Giants uniform.

Color me surprised as well. The money isn't earth-shattering, and I don't doubt that the Mets offered more than the Giants. The question now is why: Why did Molina not chase the money? And, more importantly, did the Beltran shenanigans influence the decision?

That being said, I'd like to send a special "thank you" to Bengie Molina for disallowing Omar Minaya and the Mets from signing him to a boneheaded contract. Now, onto the cheaper alternatives...